Russia, Ukraine and drone
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Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain control of opposition air space, neither side has made wide use of traditional air assets such as fast fighter jets,
Hypersonic weapons are in the spotlight. Here’s how they work, why they matter, and what current programs in Russia, China, India, and the US reveal about the technology and its limits.
Russia has long been one of India’s top weapons suppliers. With President Vladimir Putin now in New Delhi, we take a closer look at just how Moscow has helped India with many defence deals — starting
The last agreement constraining US and Russian nuclear weapons expires in two months, and Putin has proposed to extend it. But it takes two to tango.
Moscow carried out a successful test of its new “invincible” nuclear-capable cruise missile, with the Kremlin now working to deploy the doomsday weapon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Putin hailed the test in a video released by the ...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shared an update Tuesday on his plans to deploy nuclear weapons in coordination with Russia throughout his country. The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "the question of returning nuclear weapons to us was raised."
Russia is displaying a range of airpower capabilities at the Dubai air show, including prospective updates to the thrust nozzles of the Sukhoi Su-57E fighter, an engine upgrade for existing types, and air-launched weapons. A model of the Su-57E in the ...
Until recently, Ukraine had confined itself to attacking refineries in Russia, in an effort to disrupt energy production in the country.
As Russia intensifies drone and missile strikes, Ukraine has unveiled a domestically built laser air-defense system called Tryzub, presented by commanders as a working battlefield weapon rather than a distant prototype.
Renewed testing threats expose how miscommunication and eroding arms-control limits risk triggering a destabilising new nuclear arms race.